West Lafayette council to again take up redistricting proposal

6:39 PM,
Dec. 8, 2012

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Round two of the contentious redrawing of West Lafayette city council districts begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, when the group takes up the issue for a second reading.

City Councilwoman Vicki Burch, 4th District, fought Monday against the proposed redistricting, which was created by City Councilman Eddie VanBogaert, 1st District. Burch opposed the ordinance because it would pit her against City Councilwoman Ann Hunt, 3rd District, in the 2015 election. Hunt later admitted she did not plan to run for re-election.

Council members approved the redistricting ordinance on a 4 to 2 vote, but ...